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Artist's vision: Decode color perception
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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2008/11/10/artists_vision_decode_color_perception/">If you ask why an artist would delve into the labyrinthine, and largely unknown, workings of the brain, the look of satisfaction on Conway's face as he leaned back in his chair said it all</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2008/11/10/artists_vision_decode_color_perception/">Conway, 34, a native of Zimbabwe who is an assistant professor at Wellesley College and a visiting scientist at Harvard Medical School, started out as a visual artist.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; 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